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Secondary Data

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The County Health Rankings provide a snapshot of a community's health and a starting point for investigating and discussing ways to improve health. 

Indiana Indicators

Indiana Business Resource Center

This free data resources will help you perform community needs assessments, guide the development of community improvement plans, and much more. The site includes statewide data, county-level data, dashboards, and maps. 

Kids Count Data Center

Annie E. Casey Foundation

A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT is the premier source for data on child and family well-being in the United States. Access hundreds of indicators, download data and create reports and graphics on KIDS COUNT Data Center that support smart decisions about children and families. 

StatsAmerica

Indiana Business Research Center

STATS America provides easy, one-stop access to critical statistics for states, counties, cities and towns, townships, regions, census tracts and more. 

Community Health Status Indicators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CHSI 2015 is an interactive web application that produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes, which describe the population health status of a county and factors that have the potential to influence health outcomes, such as health care access and quality, health behaviors, social factors, and the physical environment. 

American Fact Finder

US Census Bureau

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys, including the American Community Survey and American Housing Survey.

 

QuickFacts

US Census Bureau

Fast, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography.

Youth Online: High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by education and health agencies and tribal governments. 

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

National Institute of Justice

This data collection contains county-level counts of arrests and offenses for Part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, etc.), and counts of arrests for Part II offenses (sex offenses, runaways, drug and alcohol abuse violations, etc.)

Poverty Guidelines

US Department of Health and Human Services

The Poverty Guidelines (sometimes referred to as the 'federal poverty level') are issued each year by the Federal Register from the Department of Health and Human Services. The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purpose - for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs. 

Living Wage Calculator

Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier and Massacusettes Institute of Technology

The Living Wage Calculator estimates the cost of living in a community or region. The calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location. 

Out of Reach 2014

National Low Income Housing Coalition

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. Their research reports, fact sheets and up-to-the-minute analysis of housing policy issues keeps you informed and empowers your housing advocacy. 

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Key Informant Interviews

Focus Groups

Windshield Surveys

PhotoVoice

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